Service Learning

Service Learning is an instructional method that uses experiential education to assist students in acquiring a deeper understanding of, and appreciation for, underlying concepts, ideas, and principles associated with a course of study, while also promoting and strengthening the idea of democratic citizenship.

Service Learning combines direct, hands-on experience with:

guided reflections and analysis of what is being done

how the student is responding to the experience

what the student feels are the good and the bad aspects of the experience

how the student would change the learning process and environment

what the student has learned about the mission and infrastructure of the agency he/she is working with

what the student sees as his/her responsibility and future role in the community.